Caș[1] (Romanian pronunciation:[kaʃ]) is a type of semi-soft whitefresh cheese produced inRomania.[2] It is made by curdlingsheep orcow milk withrennet, and draining the whey.[3] The resulting cheese is unsalted or lightly salted. If stored in brine, caș turns intotelemea after 2–3 weeks.[4][5]
Caș cheese is also used to make other types of cheese such asbrânză de burduf andcașcaval.[6]
